Roque Bluffs State Park is a public recreation area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Roque Bluffs, Washington County, Maine.[3] The 274-acre (111 ha) state park overlooks Englishman Bay from Schoppee Point and includes 60-acre (24 ha) Simpson Pond and six miles of walking trails.[4] Visitors can inspect glacial striations attesting to the Ice Age history of the Maine coast.[5] The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Roque Bluffs State Park
Roque Bluffs State Park, September 2013
Location in Maine
Location	Roque Bluffs, Washington, Maine, United States
Coordinates	44°36′54″N 67°29′16″W[1]
Area	274 acres (111 ha)[2]
Elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Established	1969[3]
Operator	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Website	Roque Bluffs State Park

In the news

In February 2011, the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina owned by Torray Wallace, 36, of Fredericton, was found abandoned in the park. After finding the abandoned vehicle Maine police, wardens, marine patrol officers and members of the U.S. Coast Guard launched an intensive five-day search with no results.[6] Torray Wallace [7] appeared as himself in the 2005 documentary BBS: The Documentary.

In July 2013, two women, one from nearby Machias and the other visiting from Pennsylvania, drowned after driving off a boat ramp in the park during high tide and inclement weather.[8] The women had been rescued earlier in the day after getting lost while hiking in the fog.[9]

References

External links

• Roque Bluffs State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
• Roque Bluffs State Park Guide & Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry